#course-selection

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dawn stump
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Because the only 2 languages I can take is Spanish or Italian

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And I don’t really want to take Spanish

zealous raft
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hey is someone here that i can ask a question to

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so i’m rewriting my rough draft of courses for my remaining years of highschool

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and i was wondering

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so we have to take a 4th year of math

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and i have a space in junior year

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should i do pre calc?

vestal nimbus
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What math are you in now?

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Do you plan to do AP Calc?

zealous raft
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currently geometry

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next year i’ll be in algebra 2

vestal nimbus
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Oh yeah take precalc in junior year then

zealous raft
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okay

vestal nimbus
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That’s usually the normal way things go

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Alg 1 -> Geom -> Alg 2 -> Pre Calc

zealous raft
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there’s also opportunities for college credit in precalc even if i don’t end up doing ap calc

vestal nimbus
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if you can, take college trig

zealous raft
vestal nimbus
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Instead of precalc

zealous raft
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like in school?

vestal nimbus
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but if you can’t, go ahead and take precalc

vestal nimbus
zealous raft
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yeah so i’ll put down pre-calc

vestal nimbus
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Yeah then precalc

zealous raft
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and then ap calc for senior year

vestal nimbus
zealous raft
vestal nimbus
zealous raft
vestal nimbus
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BC can give you up to two Calc credits but it wasn’t worth it imo

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I wanna say Calc BC is more like Calc ABC

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There’s just a bit more content added in and everything felt super rushed

final helm
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For us ab is a prereq for bc

zealous raft
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well it says AP calculus a, b,c but it says that we take the AB exam at the end of the year

cinder gorge
cinder gorge
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to get a 5

zealous raft
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but also our trimesters are labeled a, b, c so i think that’s just showing that it takes up all 3 trimesters

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i can show you it

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ahh it’s flipped

vestal nimbus
zealous raft
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i can get 5 college credits from it

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which would u say is easier ap stats or ap calc

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do you think they’re manageable to do at the same time?

vestal nimbus
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Some colleges straight up wouldn’t accept AP credits even if you passed lol 🥲

zealous raft
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for my school

vestal nimbus
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Yeah I just did

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your school and what colleges you’re going to will be different

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Some colleges will only give three or even one credit for that class

zealous raft
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ohh yeah

vestal nimbus
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I’m just mentioning now to keep in mind

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It was a terrible surprise when i found out

zealous raft
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i have 2 trimester slots left for junior year

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i need arts credits so

vestal nimbus
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Do that

zealous raft
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i’m thinking 2 art classes or woodworking which is 2 trimesters

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hmm

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i think art is more aligned with my interests

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so intro to art

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but idk what other one to do

vestal nimbus
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What are the options?

zealous raft
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theres painting, drawing, art of design, sculpture, and then fine art photography but that’s only open to seniors

vestal nimbus
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I regret not taking art 😭
I really want to but I valued my AP classes more so I didn’t take any art classes

zealous raft
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OO ART OF DESIGN WAIT

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you get to design logos

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with digital design tools

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and posters

vestal nimbus
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Oh like Adobe?

zealous raft
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and your designs get used for clubs, teams, events, and businesses in the area

zealous raft
vestal nimbus
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My school did that

zealous raft
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i have photoshop experience

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i had a whole class on it last trimester

vestal nimbus
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Do it then

zealous raft
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i will

vestal nimbus
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You can probably put that on your resume too

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“Photoshop experience”

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Ask if you can take an Adobe certification test at the end of the year

zealous raft
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ooohhh

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good idea

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okay i’ll put that one down

vestal nimbus
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Do you have a school counselor?

zealous raft
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yes

vestal nimbus
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Do you go to them often?

zealous raft
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i haven’t talked with her yet

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i haven’t had really a reason

vestal nimbus
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They’re your best resource

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Just talk to them about grades and clubs or classes

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Make up questions to ask lol

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That way they remember you

zealous raft
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i really hope the classes i signed up for don’t conflict and they use my alternates

zealous raft
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i’m in 3 clubs en

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rn*

vestal nimbus
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I got a lot of my scholarships because I went to them a lot
Which allowed them to remember me and sign me up when a scholarship comes up

zealous raft
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one i have to quit soon because sports will interfere with the meetings 😭

vestal nimbus
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A lot of students don’t go to their counselors and they miss out on this huge resource

zealous raft
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well it’s just track & field and from what i know we don’t really have varsity and jv for it

vestal nimbus
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Oh I see

zealous raft
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i also have gymnastics at the same time

vestal nimbus
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Good luck on it too

zealous raft
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thanks

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okay want to hear the whole rough draft for junior year?

vestal nimbus
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Sure

zealous raft
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AP Biology
AP Government
AP Literature and Composition
Pre-Calculus
Economics
Spanish 4
Intro to Art
Art of Design
Post-Secondary Prep

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economics and post secondary prep are the only required ones

vestal nimbus
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Is AP gov for you a one semester/trimester class or a full year class?

zealous raft
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well civics was also required but ap gov covers that

vestal nimbus
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Dang must be nice

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I had it as a one semester class 😭

zealous raft
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woah

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i love the teacher who teaches it

vestal nimbus
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So I had to self study in the second semester before the AP test 😭

zealous raft
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she’s the yearbook club advisor

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i’m in yearbook club

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sadly i have to quit next year because they are making it into a class instead of a club

vestal nimbus
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My AP gov teacher was this tiktok famous teacher 😭

zealous raft
vestal nimbus
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I couldn’t pay attention in class at all because he taught way too fast

zealous raft
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so im quitting 2/3 of my clubs but im planning on joining 2 more next year (eco club and sadd)

zealous raft
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students against destructive decisions

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i’m also considering youth in government

vestal nimbus
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That sounds cool

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Do youth in gov actually

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Leadership positions and clubs help a lot in your resume

zealous raft
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i’ll give them all a test run and see how my schedule with them conflicts and stuff

zealous raft
vestal nimbus
zealous raft
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i’m also going to apply for NHS

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i get a lot of service hours with LOC and probably with eco club aswell

vestal nimbus
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A lot of people apply for it so it’s not that special anymore, but it’s a club that has a GPA requirement so having that on your resume can show that you have good grades

zealous raft
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okay time to work on the rough draft for senior year

zealous raft
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so far it’s been going good

zealous raft
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ok im taking chemistry next year so i was considering ap chem for senior year but then i keep seeing people say it’s super difficult and i don’t know whether or not i still would want to do it

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i need to wait until i do normal chemistry before i decide that though

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to see if i like it

vestal nimbus
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yeah do normal chem first

zealous raft
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but i’m still gonna write ap chem in my rough drafts

vestal nimbus
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I don’t wanna dishearten you but my lowest AP score was from AP chem 😭

zealous raft
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cause they’re rough drafts for a reason they are meant to be changed

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lol

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it’s fine

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okay should i put ap computer science principals

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i hear it’s pretty easy

vestal nimbus
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Only if you’re interested

zealous raft
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i mean i would like to try out every field i can and i haven’t had a class in computer science written down yet

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it also sounds interesting from the description

vestal nimbus
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Then you should take it

zealous raft
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okay 6 spots left

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i’m going to put some helpful classes like

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college essay

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and college and career exploration

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those will help with college applications

vestal nimbus
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Oui

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You can also put those on your college resume too

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“X hours a week researching about colleges etc etc”

zealous raft
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okay 4 more spots

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i’m not sure

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i could do psychology or sociology

zealous raft
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or comprehensive studies of world war 2

vestal nimbus
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What is independent study

zealous raft
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you have a class with just you and a teacher

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here’s an example

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in order to have a senior mock election in our yearbook

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someone has to take a independent study and do that

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like get the different positions get votes and put it all together yk?

sweet prairie
zealous raft
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yes

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oo i could to introduction to robotics

vestal nimbus
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Remember to not overload yourself with classes

zealous raft
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crime/forensic science is also interesting

vestal nimbus
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I took 8 AP classes in junior year 💀

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And died

zealous raft
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in total with what i have right now i will take a total of 10 ap classes in highschool

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out of the 12 that my school offers

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wait

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yeah

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the only two i wouldn’t do are ap stats and ap physics

vestal nimbus
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What are you planning to go into?

zealous raft
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i’m not sure yet

vestal nimbus
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My friend is an art major now and she went and took all science AP’s for no reason 😭

zealous raft
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dang

final helm
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Wait what’s his question

zealous raft
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idk i really like history so teacher/professor is an option

vestal nimbus
zealous raft
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i’ve thought about law

final helm
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Did @zealous raft ask a question in this channel

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Im just asking

zealous raft
final helm
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Oh ok

vestal nimbus
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They’re just choosing classes

zealous raft
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that one i mentioned in general?

final helm
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If u still want help I can assist

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But if not it’s fine

zealous raft
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yeah you can help

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i have just 4 spots left

final helm
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Okay

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So u don’t know what to take

zealous raft
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4 one trimester spots or

zealous raft
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im making a rough draft of my courses for the rest of highschool

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i’m on senior year

final helm
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Oh

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What classes are u stuck on

zealous raft
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where did my pen go

zealous raft
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since i already put down 4 aps for senior

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i COULD do lifting again butttt idk

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that class is only good if you have friends in it to work out with

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ohh i could do accounting or mathematics for personal finance

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i also need to take in consideration the amount of credits i need but i think that’s probably already covered

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oh yeah

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the college & career exploration class i put down

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basically you fill out scholarship applications, the fafsa, college applications, and research colleges

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resume building

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prepping for a job interview also

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physics is usually taken in 10th grade but i could do it in 12th

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OHH

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ORGANIC CHEM

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also a nice choice

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it’s like the second year of college level chemistry

final helm
zealous raft
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but

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some choices are

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comprehensive study of WW2

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there’s organic chemistry

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i could do physics

final helm
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Like ap physics

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And what level

zealous raft
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no js normal

final helm
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Ok

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In my opinion, I would choose organic chemistry and take ap physics junior year

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Cuz no reason to take normal physics senior gesr

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But if I were u I would choose organic chemistry

zealous raft
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yeah seems cool

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the only prerequisite is chemistry

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i can take ap physics though instead

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without taking normal physics

final helm
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Uh no u would fail

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U need prior physics experience

zealous raft
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mmm

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ok

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js saying its an option

final helm
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So like if ur already fine with not taking any physics classes earlier on, take organic chem

zealous raft
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not a lot of people take physics cause the teachers mention it having more math 💀

final helm
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Actually no u don’t

vestal nimbus
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If you aren’t going into a science major I wouldn’t recommend ochem lol

final helm
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Yeah u could take it

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Take ap physics

zealous raft
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the ap physics teacher lets people in without prior experience bc not enough people will sign up 💀

final helm
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And ap physics also applies to a bunch of different majors, which isn’t as specialized as organic chem

final helm
zealous raft
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lemme check mine

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you just need to have had a B in geometry and algebra 2 or you can take it at the same time as algebra 2

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i wanna do it but at the same no because i already have 4 down for this part

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i could do ap stats

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that’s the other ap i don’t have down at all

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which is harder ap stats or ap physics

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would you say

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oh shoot i need to go to bed

final helm
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Uhhhhhhhhh

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I recommend taking ap physics 1 earlier

zealous raft
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hmm i don’t need to decide tonight i have a while

final helm
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Yeah

orchid citrus
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ayo

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which do yall suggest

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taking an ap comp sci subject

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or doubling up in math

vestal nimbus
orchid citrus
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ok well algebra 1 rn, and I wanna get through geometry and algebra 2. however i also want to continue down a computer science path for my future

solid zenith
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take dual enrollment

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i had a friend who did that

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and he skipped geometry

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and went straight to algebra 2

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and for dual enrollment it goes by quarter

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so u can take two classes in one semester

royal topaz
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I am interested in game development, coding and generally subjects that involves technology and computer science. What university should i pick? or how do i choose a university in general?? 😭

proven burrow
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I am currently in high school, and I have huge interest fo Computer Science. I have learned Web Development and have basic knowledge about C++, JAVA, Python and currently learning Web Development with Python. Can anyone tell what should I do with this knowledge which will help in my college application ?

open snow
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Hey! I want to go into microbiology/immunology and I'm trying to decide my senior math classes. I was planning on taking both AP Stats and Calc AB, but I'm beginning to realize that I just won't have the time for both. Sports and other courses make evenings busy.😅 Anyone know which math course would be more helpful? Not just for college apps/ courses, but also for application in that field?

open snow
cinder gorge
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and then just take stats at school

open snow
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It's stats or AB

cinder gorge
lethal token
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Should I take geometry over the summer so I can take algebra 2?

final helm
worthy flare
torn furnace
final helm
lethal token
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yeah

torn furnace
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💯

naive kestrel
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My HS Schedule for the 2024-25 year, Spanish III in the fall virtually, EPF in the spring, and English 10 the following summer, has anyone else taken similiar courses and what are your experiences in them?

plain hemlock
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Is honors and advanced the same thing

plain hemlock
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It is very ez

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And take another ap

naive kestrel
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and there's no other ap classes at my school for sophomores

plain hemlock
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Nvm then

naive kestrel
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better to get the hs credit

naive kestrel
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there's no honors physics for some reason

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so im taking that earlier so i can take AP physics later on

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taking APs in all the science subjects

plain hemlock
naive kestrel
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yeah!

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everything I have lines up

plain hemlock
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Wait

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I meant for taking all science aps

naive kestrel
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i love science so I want to learn more in different areas

burnt void
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So, I am applying for stem and soon I have to make a video application (prompts are not public yet) and have a list of topics I will try to mention during the video, but does anyone have any overall tips for me?

rotund stag
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how are all the units for ap physics 1 im a freshamn planning to take it next yr

rich marsh
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im a freshman and im taking it right now

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as long as you study

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ur gonna do fine

rotund stag
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Is there anything specific u could suggest so I can prepare for it

worthy flare
# cinder gorge wdym

Any specific topic you’re finding the hardest or how to study for AP physics

rotund stag
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How to study for it and what I should review

magic orbit
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they're not kidding when they said ap physics is hard

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since it is more conceptual based rather than numerical based

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(ap physics 1 and 2)

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i personally find the conceptual questions difficult since im usually not good at word problems

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though it may varies

zealous hatch
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anyone taking/took AP 2D or 3D art? wbat is the difficulty like

jade iron
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Anyone know what I should take as my 6 subjects if I want to learn mechanical engineering? Or like how it works?

half pivot
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is global perspective a scoring subject in year 10? for igcse

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plus can anyone who has gp give tips for IR

frigid vale
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Computer science always helps too

frigid vale
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I want to bc junior year is prob the toughest and it's an easy AP

frigid vale
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I did it

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If they offer it online do that though

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Geometry is the least tested subject on the SAT so it doesn't matter

feral lava
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Can anyone who took the ap music theory exam tell me what is on it and some of the example questions

zealous raft
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i signed up for 2 ap history classes and my teacher signed for it but someone told me today that it’s not aloud to take 2 ap history classes at the same time so i’m kinda confused

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why would that not be allowed?

open snow
# zealous hatch anyone taking/took AP 2D or 3D art? wbat is the difficulty like

I haven't taken either but I've had friends who have? So take everything I say with a grain of salt ofc.

From what I've heard the worst part is just meeting deadlines and choosing your own prompts to follow. But if you have the technical skills to be able to work at a decent pace and you walk in with a few concepts in mind it should be fine. I know a few people also had to buy their own supplies as well since our art dept is pretty broke.

Just for reference the pass rate for 2D was 83.6% and 72.1% for 3D in 2023.

normal ember
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How does this look as a schedule for my Junior year next year

  • Guitar 1
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Physics 1
  • AP US History
  • Engineering 3: Computer Integrated Manufacturing Honors
  • AICE English Language A
  • AP Computer Science A
halcyon tulip
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How does this look as a schedule for my Freshman Year

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English 9

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Math 2 Honors

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Biology Honors

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Spanish 1

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Global Studies

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Health

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Business

zealous raft
zealous raft
zealous raft
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yo lemme go to my room so i can look at my drafts

elfin hill
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Ap physics 1

zealous raft
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my friend got me a bday present today

elfin hill
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Is it your birthday today

zealous raft
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no it’s on sunday

elfin hill
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Ohh

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Happy early birthday

zealous raft
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i’ll be 15 💪

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i need to start drivers training in the spring fr

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okay i’m in my@room now

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lemme see here

elfin hill
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K

zealous raft
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i’m also kind of confused

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my teacher was talking to another student in my grade who is taking ap lang next year and he said they need to schedule w their counselor to talk about it and he went around telling the others that are gonna but he didn’t say anything to me

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and he knows i am taking it

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i was the first one that adked

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asked

elfin hill
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Ask her maybe

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But don’t sound inpatient

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Be like

zealous raft
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okay

elfin hill
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If I keep up my grade for the rest of the year will you put me in for ap lang

zealous raft
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well he already did

elfin hill
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Ok so you should be fine

zealous raft
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he signed my paper and recommended me

elfin hill
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Maybe

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Like

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Ask a question about ap lang

zealous raft
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if there’s any issues i’ll js see my counselor at the start of the year and change some things around

elfin hill
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Ask about the credits transfer in college if you pass the exam

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Just ask questions

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Even if you know

zealous raft
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okay anyways onto the ap stats thingy i was mentioning

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so i have 3 aps written down for junior year

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OH SHOOT

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I CAJT

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frixk

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i have 2 required 1 trimester courses

elfin hill
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Give me an idea

zealous raft
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so not enough room for ap stats

elfin hill
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Of what you would possibly

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Wanna major in

zealous raft
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hmm

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okay

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if i want to major in something im passionate about its gonna be american history

solemn hamlet
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Edit: sorry my asian instincts took over

zealous raft
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i’m also thinking about law so american history would be fine for undergrad

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@elfin hill

elfin hill
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Math is important for business

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And economics

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But like

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I think it’s less important and less classes to take

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Compared to like engineering

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Pre law I think

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Ap lang will be beneficial for you

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If you get the ap lang credit

zealous raft
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yeah

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i hope i get in

elfin hill
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Because

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lsats

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Lsats

zealous raft
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i’m taking the exams for every ap i take

elfin hill
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You gotta know how to actually read

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More critical thinking

zealous raft
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yeah ap lang will prepare me for that

elfin hill
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Look

zealous raft
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well at least

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give me some basic skills in that area

elfin hill
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If you fail the lang exam(you won’t)

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You can take it again senior year probably

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Still will have to pay money but

zealous raft
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yeah

elfin hill
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Careful reading

zealous raft
elfin hill
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Like

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You might have to read a document

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In college

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That’s where ap history comes in play

zealous raft
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i know reading documents and understanding them is also important for apush

elfin hill
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Dbq’s= document based questions

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for much of what you will do as a pre law student and lawyer involves careful reading and comprehension of judicial opinions, statutes, documents, and other written materials

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Found this on a website

zealous raft
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so ap history classes can help get experience right

elfin hill
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Yes

zealous raft
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there’s lots of documents in those

elfin hill
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Ap gov

zealous raft
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good cause i plan on taking all of them

elfin hill
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Is good to take

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And apush

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Any of them tbh

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Are just great

zealous raft
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alr signed up for ap world and apush

elfin hill
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Ap gov is like the one you wanna take at least

zealous raft
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ap gov junior year

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ap euro senior

elfin hill
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Nicee

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And gov is easier than others compared

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You can learn a lot

zealous raft
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yeah

elfin hill
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Look

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I think

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Math is still important to have

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Like if your good at it

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That’s a positive

zealous raft
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there is this kid in my spanish’s hi is in ap gov rn and they have like a low gpa but still have like a B in ap gov

elfin hill
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Because remember still

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You have Sat

zealous raft
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yeah

elfin hill
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But like

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Mainly pre law

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English and history are more important subjects

zealous raft
zealous raft
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ap lang, ap lit, ap euro, ap gov, apush, ap world

zealous raft
elfin hill
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Because like

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This is how I would view it

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Like

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You already learned the topics

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You just need to refresh those

zealous raft
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yes

elfin hill
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Topics

zealous raft
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just go back to things i have probably forgotten

elfin hill
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Because like

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Like

zealous raft
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do practice problems for them?

elfin hill
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You don’t want to be amazing at reading and writing getting like a 700 on that section

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And then getting a low

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Score in math

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Just not great

elfin hill
zealous raft
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would it be good to take a practice sat in like a work book or online then see the parts that i did poorly on and refresh on those FIRST

zealous raft
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mm yeah

elfin hill
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And then it would be good

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To look at what you did well on

zealous raft
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take a practice then go back and relearn the things i struggled with

elfin hill
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And what you did bad on

solemn hamlet
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No, if you've done a course on the topics, you should take a practice test, and then practice for topics you didn't score well on

zealous raft
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is doing 10/12 ap classes offered good?

elfin hill
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Yes

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Very good

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You don’t even need to take that much

zealous raft
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it’s 3 sophomore year 3 junior year and 4 senior year

solemn hamlet
elfin hill
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Colleges will love that you are challenging yourself

zealous raft
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LETS GO

zealous raft
elfin hill
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For English honors

zealous raft
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i signed up for 3 let’s hope i get into them all 🤞

zealous raft
elfin hill
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It’s decent book

zealous raft
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k good

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it throws me off that my teacher says the n word when reading it 😭😭😭

elfin hill
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Honestly

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Look

zealous raft
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like bro it’s not necessary

elfin hill
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I wanna give u advice

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Don’t be too focused about the ap’s you’re gonna take later on they will come

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You are doing impressive rn

zealous raft
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thanks

elfin hill
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Like don’t stress basically

zealous raft
elfin hill
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yeah

zealous raft
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like i only planned to take apush sophomore year but look now im doing ap lang, apush, AND ap world

elfin hill
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It will be a challenge

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But you can handle it

zealous raft
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yeah i know

elfin hill
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Put in effort

zealous raft
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i’m going to try to make healthier changes and stuff just so academics come easier

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bc i know they are connected

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like my sleep schedule isn’t the best

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nor is the food i eat

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but if i make those better it will help academics and focus

elfin hill
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good that you have the ambition to improve in life

zealous raft
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mhm

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anyways i still need ideas to put in my draft forrrrr senior year

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i have a few spots

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ik this won’t be final i just like the organization and planning

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and to have an idea of possible options

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so rn i have

AP chem
AP euro
AP calc
AP csp
college essay
college & career exploration
comprehensive study of WW2

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so 3 trimesters left

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i could put a full year class or 3 one trimester classes

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@elfin hill

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ooo crime/forensic science sounds cool

elfin hill
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Ap chem is difficult

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Very difficult

zealous raft
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if i did that i could put nutrition as the last spot

zealous raft
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if i like chem i’ll do ap chem

elfin hill
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Why do chem and torture yourself when your not going into stem

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Related

zealous raft
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well if i like chem and thought it wasn’t too bad why couldn’t i take ap chem

zealous raft
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the description says it can be taken if u just love chemistry

elfin hill
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Try to find out who the teacher is

zealous raft
elfin hill
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Maybe he’s very nice

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He/she

zealous raft
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i could find out next year when i have normal chem

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i’ll know if my teacher also teaches ap chem

elfin hill
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That’s good

zealous raft
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we do these things called social contracts for classes and they go on the wall and they have the class name on it so it’s pretty easy to find out

zealous raft
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i’m on my second already

elfin hill
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I’m in honors Spanish already so might as well do 4 years

zealous raft
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cause the teacher is SO nice she’s actually friends with my mom and her teaching style is VERY laid back

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we do stories in spanish’s nd we only learn like 4-5 words/phrases each unit

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and we don’t take tests

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only quizzes and the exam at the end of the trimester

elfin hill
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I gtg

zealous raft
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okay!!

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thanks for the help

elfin hill
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Np

zealous raft
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ttyl

patent badger
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what are your guys' thoughts on this schedule for junior year, I am trying to maintain a rigorous class schedule: AP Chem, AP Phys 1, AP Calc BC, and AP Psych, and grade level english

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and if anyone has personally taken ap chem, phys 1, and calc bc what was ur experience doing this

craggy sky
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i would actually die

lapis flower
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hey!! i have my schedule for next year kind of drafted out and i just want to see if it's ok (im not going for a lot of ap classes) i also am going to a career academy for flim/arts/entertainment/media so it takes up half my day (a b schedule with stem)
flim/arts/etc or adv algbera (algbera 2) and honors chem
ap lang
DE us history
chorus

final helm
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10 ap classes is wild

solemn hamlet
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Well, whether you can handle it alongside extracurriculars depends on you

open snow
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I mean... Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
And I'm not even sure how that would be humanly possible unless you're not sleeping at all (jk that's terrible for academics and emotional/physical health)
But everyone has different capabilities
I mean if you genuinely think that you can juggle all that and not hate your year, go for it ig.
I know I chose to only pursue the APs that mattered most to me my junior year and I don't regret it at all.
Ik that if I tried that schedule I would spend every second of my day stressing, probably going into such a stress paralysis that I couldn't get work done.
But everyone is different
**At the end of the day you should prioritize your own well-being over your idea of what your academics "should be". **With even half of that workload I think any college/uni would be thrilled to take you.(minus some of the small, big name ones, but you can be just as successful at a different school)

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Oop sorry that's a huge rant. I feel very strongly about workload-health balance lol

violet heron
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It's manageable- I took those classes soph yr except AP lit and AP macro. But also keep in mind that those aps are some of the hardest. I had to pause some of my extracurriculars bc of the workload so just be aware.

austere tulip
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That’s fine

lapis flower
zealous raft
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what does DE mean

lapis flower
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dual enrollment

zealous raft
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OHH

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ok

lapis flower
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I'm personally going to college for art + writing, if that helps you any lol

zealous raft
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honestly sounds good

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are you planning on taking ap lit senior year?

lapis flower
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i probably will, and then ap gov. i may go with de english though

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but i probably will do ap lit

zealous raft
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yeah either of those options are good

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i am also taking ap lang next year

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but as a sophomore

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heres my class choices for sophomore year:

lapis flower
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thats cool!! i personally wasn't a honor student last year but got moved up in some subjects this year

zealous raft
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ap lang, apush, ap world, algebra 2, spanish 3, computer applications, chemistry

zealous raft
final helm
lapis flower
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my teacher + the workload is why im not doing apush and doing dual enrollment instead

zealous raft
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11th grade english would be required but im allowed to take ap lang

zealous raft
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spanish 3 and apush are my electives

final helm
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Don’t take apush in sophomore

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I would take it in junior

zealous raft
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nah im fine

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my teacher is nice i already have him this year

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he also approved it

lapis flower
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i think you could do it!

zealous raft
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and i have all A's

lapis flower
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that happened to me last year lol. i put in no effort and got high As

zealous raft
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WELL i have a A- and a B but its mid trimester and grades flunctuate

lapis flower
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i do think you could do it, i would just be prepared to put in a ton of effort

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i wasnt prepared for that and may have struggled in bio

zealous raft
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the A- is geoemtry but i have a quiz coming up that will raise my grade and a test in like 2 weeks that will significantly raise my grade

lapis flower
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geometry is my enemy

zealous raft
lapis flower
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honors bio

zealous raft
zealous raft
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my classes rn are: geo, bio, spanish 2, strength, health, 10th english

lapis flower
zealous raft
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next tri i also have modern history, historical novels, and us history B

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as you can probably tell my fav subject is history lol

lapis flower
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thats cool!!

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yeah history is so cool

zealous raft
lapis flower
zealous raft
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same

lapis flower
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i had my least favorite one two years in a row

zealous raft
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oh goodness

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that sucks big time

lapis flower
zealous raft
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i have a bio quiz on monday over cellular respiration but thats pretty easy so i dont need to study

lapis flower
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omg i remember doing that last semester. i struggled hard with it

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the krebs cycle...

zealous raft
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LOL

lapis flower
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i found dna and protein creation easier LOL

zealous raft
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here are my current grades

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english: 100%

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biology: 100.46%

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geometry: 90.25%

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health: 98.5%

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strength: 84% (they rarely put in grades n grade on attendance and i had a lot of absenses lol for appointments)

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spanish; 98.54%

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ok thats it

zealous raft
lapis flower
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mine are:
hc world history: 96%
hc american lit: 97%
hc bio: 89%
hc adv comp + grammar: 91%
spanish 1: 97%
chorus: 100%
geometry: 90%

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this is for last semester, before Christmas

zealous raft
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oh want to know my last tri?

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my school has trimesters lol

lapis flower
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sure!!

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we just have semesters lol

zealous raft
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gives room for a lot more classes, but more exams

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ok here we go

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english: 96.8%

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biology: 100%

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geometry: 96.55%

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spanish: 99.89%

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us history: 100.68%

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website design: 104.44%

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ok thats all

lapis flower
#

with your us history grade i would expect you could apush!!

zealous raft
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yeah

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last year, in 8th grade, i had us history aswell and each trimester i had over 100

lapis flower
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yeah, you could definitely do it

zealous raft
zealous raft
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next trimetster i have: geometry, biology, english, modern history, historical novels, us history

lapis flower
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nice!

zealous raft
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geometry isnt too hard, i just dont like it

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algebra is harder, but i like it more

lapis flower
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yeah, i hate shapes

zealous raft
#

wiat i have a AITA situation rn

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AITA for kicking my friend's cousin out of our groupchat because im uncomfortable with them, even though its their birthday and i didnt say happy birthday before i kicked them because i forgot?

lapis flower
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i dont think so

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especially if they make you feel uncomfortable

zealous raft
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yeah

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we have another friend in the gc named alex so i kept confusing me with the names also

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someone js commented that i couldve at least said happy bday

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but im human and i forget things

viscid pivot
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tell them u forgot

zealous raft
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i did

viscid pivot
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what they say

zealous raft
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they didnt reply

viscid pivot
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best wishes they understand that u forget

zealous raft
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yeah thanks

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i have another question

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so i signed up for two ap history classes, and i was told yesterday by a sophomore that having 2 at once is not allowed. I dont understand why that wouldnt be allowed but i said ok. I waited and checked my course registration page and world history was changed to AP world history. Which means that my counselor looked at my paper and changed that. Knowing that my counselor looked at it, wouldnt you think she would let me know if 2 ap history classes at the same time wasnt allowed?

viscid pivot
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what- why wouldnt it be allowed? Im assuming that it's actually allowed, but for the clearest answer, you should ask your counsilor.

zealous raft
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yeah i dont understand why it wouldnt be allowed

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im assuming its allowed

viscid pivot
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one of my theory is that it's actually not allowed but ur a special case so they made exceptions for u

zealous raft
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she also said something about its the counselor's choice

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so maybe it depends on if your counselor thinks you can handle it

viscid pivot
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yea

zealous raft
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they probably look back at your grades (having a B average in past history courses is a requirement) and decide whether or not they think you can handle it

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so im js gonna leave it alone and

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if they use my alternates on my schedule instead of one of the AP history classes, ill just see my counselor at the beginning of the year to ask about it

viscid pivot
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sounds like a plan

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👍🏽

zealous raft
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just hoping theres no issuees

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im not the most social person so if i dont have to talk to my counselor i would rather not lol

viscid pivot
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lmao

zealous raft
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ik its good to talk with them but at the same time i dont have much of a reason to yet

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ill probably talk to them more in junior and senior year when talking about college

viscid pivot
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stay on their good side

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that way you get things ur way most of the time

zealous raft
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mhm

viscid pivot
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one thing im confused abt is why do ur counsilor made decisions for u tho, i mean its your decisions and plan that'll influence your future (college stuff)

zealous raft
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well it is also a requirement to have a B average in past history classes so they have to look at that

viscid pivot
zealous raft
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oh heck no

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half of my school is failing or on the verge of failing

viscid pivot
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oh damn-

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wait, i misread sprryy

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thought u said at least a B average for all classes

zealous raft
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yeah its an average so it counts every trimester of every history class so you could fail one and do decent in the others and still have a B average

viscid pivot
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mhm

ashen zodiac
#

Course selections are coming up in a few months. What should I pick to ensure I get in a decent college? This is for highschool course selection BTW

keen condor
#

Hey guys, I have to choose courses in 2 weeks and was wondering if there's a big difference between 4.7 and 4.8? Or would it have abt the same difference on college apps

jolly dragon
#

hey course selections happened for me a month ago and I still have time to mess around with the schedule since thing won’t be confirmed till the summer. For 11th , I plan to take almost all AP Courses; Ap Lang, Ap Pre-Calculus,, Ap Physics, Ap U.S History . For electives; Newspaper or Yearbook , AP Research, and Principles of Engineering . My school works on an A-B Schedule ; Each day alternates between A (1st period to 4th period) and “B Days”(5th to 8th Period) Additional I plan to be in many clubs and extracricuulars. Is this manageable?

robust canopy
#

hopefully most of them will check both boxes

solar girder
keen condor
jolly dragon
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Is ap pre cal rigorous?

solar girder
#

Ye

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Yes

jolly dragon
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crap

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thats worth changing

cinder gorge
#

Don’t do pre calc

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Its a waste of time

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Calc is easier and more effective

jolly dragon
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i mean i could take it over the summer

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then take calc

jolly dragon
cinder gorge
#

u have alg 2 base right?

jolly dragon
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yea

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im taking alg 2 rn

cinder gorge
#

U can just do calc

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After

jolly dragon
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not honors alg 2 tho

jolly dragon
cinder gorge
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ap precalc is bs

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and a scam

jolly dragon
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i have so many aps

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i’ll consider it

cinder gorge
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Idk why its even a ap course

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Taking it has 0 effect

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just don’t take math or do ap stats then

jolly dragon
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they dont bave honors pre cal no more for my school

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its jst on-lvl pre calc and ap pre calc

jolly dragon
cinder gorge
jolly dragon
#

rlly?

cinder gorge
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Ye

jolly dragon
#

any geometry?

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ik u need some

cinder gorge
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U just need to know some trig

plain hemlock
#

Pre calc is a good foundation tho

jolly dragon
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i want a good foundation

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alg 2 covers most of alg 1 basics and i assume some trig

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i’ll jst take non-honars pre calc if its not worth the money

cinder gorge
#

Its one of the easiest aps

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u only need like 60% to get a 5

jolly dragon
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dude i have so many aps

cinder gorge
#

And the multiple choice section is like free

cinder gorge
jolly dragon
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im not taking psych

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ap lang, ap research, ap us history is alot already

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jst need a math credit

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idk if it worth taking it in the summer for 50bucks

plain hemlock
#

Wait why do u wanna skip precalc

jolly dragon
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me?

plain hemlock
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Ye

jolly dragon
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i dont wanna skip pre calc

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its alot to manage for the year

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taking it in the summer maybe allows me an off period

plain hemlock
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Ohh

jolly dragon
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yeaa

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8 periods split into two (A,B) 4 period class days

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an class is an hour long

plain hemlock
#

Thats pain

jolly dragon
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i know

plain hemlock
#

Well are u taking ap one

jolly dragon
#

?

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im taking two aps rn if thats what ur asking

plain hemlock
#

I meant Ap precalc over summer

jolly dragon
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ohh

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they jst offer normal pre calc

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i dont think they offer any Ap courses over the summer

plain hemlock
#

Oh

jolly dragon
#

yea

plain hemlock
#

Ya just take reg over summer

jolly dragon
#

i’ll do that

waxen prairie
#

looks like its business for me

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16

unique trout
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Nice

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What did you get for the other ones

quick quiver
#

What should i chose , ACT or IGCSE ? ( I am going to take the SAT exam , and the TOEFL exam cuz english isn't my main language ) ( also i want to study in europe or any contry were it is safe and living isn't that expencive like turkey or singapore )

stuck narwhal
#

Hi I'm a freshmen and recently I just moved to an AP school
I'm trying to figure out which courses to take and also which ECs I have to do,
My main interest is neuroscience and psychology
Can anyone suggest which courses (AP&regular) I should take and what activities I should do?
I'm really lost on where to start and how to develop during the high school years to go into college

rotund stag
#

Dyk what math level u r at?

quick quiver
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10th grade

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but like IGCSE level

viscid pivot
#

Does the skl give out course selections document or smth?

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For extracurricular, you can join clubs that matches your interests, like psychology club, mental health awareness club, science club, whatever club there is. However, you should join other extracurricular that you like too like sports. If there’s no club that qualifies for your interest then start your own club! It can look really good on your portfolio too. Feel free to DM if you have other questions

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I can help you plan your high skl courses, my skl made me do that

leaden dome
#

I want to shadow a pi of a lab but do they know what that means

tidal glacier
#

do you guys know when you should consider on possibly getting a college councilor, or if you should even get one at all. Basically, like what grade. I am not sure what I should be doing

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and i also do not know what are the best courses for me to take in 9th grade even though we have limited options for freshman year

tidal glacier
#

idk lol, im glad i asked before

plucky remnant
#

should i take a summer course for alg 2 and take non honors precalc in the fall or continue to hon alg 2 next year
Currently a freshman

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my school has a lot of prereqs for half the aps

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i can easily spread out my courses then

patent badger
#

I suggest not taking alg 2 over the summer

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It goes over very key fundamental concepts which you need to be successful in higher ap classes

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If you go through it too fast and not learn enough in depth knowledge you will greatly struggle in future courses

violet heron
royal latch
#

what can i do to be in the student council in gr 9

pearl mesa
# royal latch what can i do to be in the student council in gr 9

In my experience, it’s a popularity contest. Go talk to people, make your name known. If you guys do videos and or posters, make them funny and memorable. Yeah it’s good to talk about the things you plan to do about being a good student council member, but more times than not, people are going to vote for the person they’re friends with. And if they don’t know either candidate, they’re going to vote for the most memorable one. Not the one that made a 2 minute video about what they’re going to do in student council

final helm
plain hemlock
#

Should i drop down to regular biology from honors biology? My school doesnt offer ap bio, and honors isnt weighted in my school. If drop i can spend more time doing extracurriculars. Should I do it?

pseudo echo
plain hemlock
tiny lily
storm steeple
solemn hamlet
#

They usually calculate your weighted gpa again themselves based on what you tell them about the courses you took

final helm
quick quiver
#

help please !

plain hemlock
#

Whats the difference between between ACT and IGSSE

pearl mesa
#

If you decide to do DE, you’ll want to make sure that UA actually accepts those credits

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And then look at what AP credits they accept

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Depending on the class and the score needed on the exam

robust canopy
#

state school college courses hold more meerit than community college

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so honestly maybe those

steady orchid
#

I’ve always wanted to go into structural architecture like designing houses but never know if i need to take chemistry or not. A lot of the university courses i’m looking at don’t require chemistry as a prerequisite but i’m realizing if i don’t take chemistry there’s not a lot of other options. Right now i have all physics then i’m going into AP math. Would i be able to go into any architecture if i don’t take chemistry and what other similar careers can i do without chemistry

fickle pulsar
#

so my school has this system where when u apply to AP classes, they weigh ur prerequiste course grade and gpa. im thinking of taking either ap bio or apush. the problem is, my chances of getting into ap bio are lower, and my chances for getting into apush are higher. i would like to take ap bio but im stuc because i want it to be guaranteed that i get into an AP course, so im thinking of applying to apush instead because my chances are better. is this the right thing to do?

robust canopy
#

why u avoiding chem?

sturdy juniper
#

I want to be an engineering or comp sci major is AP bio even worth taking?

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I assume no but I’m curious to ask

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I don’t like bio very much

cinder gorge
#

Tf

#

If its just a course u would just apply and get it

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just self study then

plain hemlock
#

Its not worth it

#

Do physics and chem instead

final helm
digital slate
#

Guys

#

What kind of not stressful 1 period AP class should I take if I have a free space in my schedule?

digital slate
#

Was hoping it could be an ap class but I’m open to other options as well

#

I’m a major biology nerd

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And I love science

sturdy juniper
digital slate
#

I’m taking it

sturdy juniper
#

and I’m bad at bio

cinder gorge
coarse sigil
#

Can someone tell me the difference between AP Bio and AP Physics 1. Moreover, which is more rigourous and useful for college?

cinder gorge
coarse sigil
# cinder gorge

what would you recommend to someone whose going to majro in Economics

#

ig AP physics?

coarse sigil
#

ok

steady orchid
# robust canopy don't avoid chemistry 💀

because it’s just adding to my workload. if i don’t need to take it then i don’t want to. i’ve seen the grade 11 work and it looks like it would have 0 relevance to architecture

robust canopy
#

if urr stem drop other parts

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artictecture is kinda stem

steady orchid
#

so don’t take chem then?

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cuz if i don’t take chem it really limits my other options if i decide to go a different path then architecure

steady orchid
#

with ap gr 12 math and gr 12 media?

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that’s what i don’t know

#

is it worth risking the difficulty

cinder gorge
#

what is that

steady orchid
#

grade 12?

#

im in grade 11 but im taking those courses

cinder gorge
steady orchid
#

advanced placement grade 12 math

cinder gorge
#

is it calc ab? bc? pre calc? etc?

final helm
#

Should I take Spanish 3 or AP Stats junior year? Basically the reason I’m considering Spanish 3 is because it’s “colleges like it when u have language”, the reason I’m considering AP Stats is because I wanna take it, however, I could take it senior year with ap calc bc, and the reason

steady orchid
cinder gorge
final helm
cinder gorge
#

y

final helm
#

I live in Iowa, they don’t let us do that

steady orchid
#

yeah neither do we i’m in ontario

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it’s just a pathway they let us take if we r good at math

final helm
#

Essentially, I’m just asking if it’s a good idea to take ap stats with calc bc

cinder gorge
cinder gorge
final helm
final helm
cinder gorge
#

cc isnt a thing in iowa?

final helm
#

Also is it a good idea to take ap stats with ap calc bc

cinder gorge
#

just do stats during the summer so that u can have more math knowledge before u do bc

final helm
final helm
#

So what does CC stand for

steady orchid
cinder gorge
final helm
#

I’m doing geometry in 8th

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Do u think I would be fine doing AP stats and AP calc bc

cinder gorge
final helm
steady orchid
#

so i don’t know how much it would be limiting my options if i don’t take chem if i go into university programs surrounding architecture and design. i know it will restrict me from taking almost all engineering programs but what else could i take around that without chem

cinder gorge
#

and just saying 1 course ur taking doesnt rlly help, i need to know all of it

final helm
final helm
#

And geometry isn’t even formally recognized as advanced

cinder gorge
final helm
#

That’s all

cinder gorge
#

uhh sure.. its hard to tell cuz ms courses and hs courses is very different but with the right resourses and support, im sure u can do well

timber verge
#

yo is it possible to take a math class during the summer

lone lion
#

can any1 give me some advice for senior year classes next year

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and currently in the US

noble gazelle
#

Ok so I'm currently a freshmen, and I'm doing course selections. I think I want to either take ap bio or ap chem, or I wanna take ap comp sci principles. I will only have time for one. What is more worth?

#

Should I skip ap comp sci principles and wait until junior year to take ap comp sci A?

#

Feel free to @ me if questions

remote prairie
#

Is bachelor of business administration is worth to do in graduation

keen condor
#

Should I take ap physics I in sophomore year?

final helm
distant inlet
#

im currently in spanish 3 honors as a freshman and im planning to take spanish for 2 more years, but im struggling big time in spanish (im talking Cs) and i cant drop out of honors as it is pass the deadline. would it look bad if i just took spanish 4 and instead of honors next year? also how much of a red flag is it to have a C in spanish 3 honors as a freshman? (my school calculates gpa at the end of the year only: by talking the averages of the 4 mps)

final helm
#

With Spanish so u can go to normal Spanish next year

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The only negative is that ur gpa took a hit